Information Technology Policy
Recent Submissions
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Risk-intellegent Governance in the Age of Cyberthreats
(2013)Cybersecurity is an issue of foremost interest for policymakers in the world’s governments, corporations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic institutions, and other associations. However, remedy for the myriad cyberthreats and vulnerabilities continues to elude technologists and policymakers alike. In this paper, we consider the concept ... -
Between War and Peace: Considering the Statecraft of Cyberspace from the Perspective of the U.S. State Department
(2011)This paper considers how cyber-enabled diplomacy may be undertaken by the United States. While cyber warfare has been a popular topic of discussion over the past decade, less has attention has been directed at the use of cyber instruments (information technology, social media, the blogosphere, etc.) in diplomatic engagement. Considered here is the ... -
From Tunis to Tunis: Considering the Planks of U.S. International Cyber Policy, 2005-2011
(2012)How have U.S. policies on the governance of the Internet and cyberspace evolved between the 2005 World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunisia and the massive, cyber-fueled uprisings in the Middle East of 2011? The paper develops a framework of possible actions regarding Internet or cyber governance to produce contexts for the timeline ... -
Hacks on Gas: Energy, Cybersecurity, and U.S. Defense
(2014)Cybersecurity as it pertains to energy is a topic of increasing interest in both the U.S. government and private sector. Cyber incidents have impacted energy targets, as demonstrated by the Stuxnet and Shamoon cyber attacks. This paper, prepared for the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute, considers cyber issues relevant to the Army ...
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